Athletics 2019 Discussion Thread

[Dunadan 1,103]

8 minutes ago, rohan sharma said:

3 Week , 5 Gold , 1 Hima Das read on-

 

https://sportstalk24.com/5-golds-3-weeks-1-hima-das/

 

5 wins in "low" level meetings, not worthy of an headline like that 

[heywoodu 16,465]

4 minutes ago, Dunadan said:

 

5 wins in "low" level meetings, not worthy of an headline like that 

Improving the English and improving the headlines, some feedback for the website  

[heywoodu 16,465]

Update on Ghafoor: some more news is now known, not all official but pretty much clear.

 

1. She was caught when driving to Germany. She was stopped, officiers didn't trust her 'I'm going to train in Düsseldorf' and asked for her luggage.
2. In the back of the car were bags and boxes, according to her filled with shoes. In reality, it was packages wrapped in aluminum foil, filled with drugs.
3. They found 25 packages, a total of 50kg, mixed between crystal meth and xtc.
4. Dutch athletics federation said Ghafoor won't be able to compete for now 'due to personal issues'.

 

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/nederlandse-atlete-gepakt-met-50-kilo-drugs~a99ea15b/

[Jinzha 703]

What a weird situation, why would a professional athlete smuggle drugs like that. I know little about where and with whom she trains, but this must be crazy news for her coach and training partners. And the 4x400M relay team too.

[Werloc 3,191]

This Friday-Saturday, the Lithuanian Championships are going to start with every big name on the startlist, except Airinė Palšytė that's out with an injury for the time being. I won't be able to catch a minute of it, so I'll update on Sunday if anything noteworthy happens.

Edited July 24, 2019 by Werloc

[phelps 8,728]

6 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Update on Ghafoor: some more news is now known, not all official but pretty much clear.

 

1. She was caught when driving to Germany. She was stopped, officiers didn't trust her 'I'm going to train in Düsseldorf' and asked for her luggage.
2. In the back of the car were bags and boxes, according to her filled with shoes. In reality, it was packages wrapped in aluminum foil, filled with drugs.
3. They found 25 packages, a total of 50kg, mixed between crystal meth and xtc.
4. Dutch athletics federation said Ghafoor won't be able to compete for now 'due to personal issues'.

 

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/nederlandse-atlete-gepakt-met-50-kilo-drugs~a99ea15b/

 

it reminds me the Collinelli story before the Sydney Games...he was caught at the Italian - Swiss border with his car full of drugs (in his case they were PEDs like EPO and HGH, but still)...

 

but in my scale of justice, Ghafoor's crime is a lot worse, as that fuc*in' shit she was carrying kills other people, not just herself...

Edited July 24, 2019 by phelps

[Olympian1010 8,301]

6 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Update on Ghafoor: some more news is now known, not all official but pretty much clear.

 

1. She was caught when driving to Germany. She was stopped, officiers didn't trust her 'I'm going to train in Düsseldorf' and asked for her luggage.
2. In the back of the car were bags and boxes, according to her filled with shoes. In reality, it was packages wrapped in aluminum foil, filled with drugs.
3. They found 25 packages, a total of 50kg, mixed between crystal meth and xtc.
4. Dutch athletics federation said Ghafoor won't be able to compete for now 'due to personal issues'.

 

https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/nederlandse-atlete-gepakt-met-50-kilo-drugs~a99ea15b/

She may have been moving @Sindo‘s product. I mean have you seen his avatar.

[heywoodu 16,465]

18 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

it reminds me the Collinelli story before the Sydney Games...he was caught at the Italian - Swiss border with his car full of drugs (in his case they were PEDs like EPO and HGH, but still)...

 

but in my scale of justice, Ghafoor's crime is a lot worse, as that fuc*in' shit she was carrying kills other people, not just herself...

Well yeah obviously, instead of a huge cheater this is just hardcore criminal shit  

[heywoodu 16,465]

3 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

She may have been moving @Sindo‘s product. I mean have you seen his avatar.

Could you perhaps not implicate the administrator of our beloved forum in an international drugs smuggling ring?

[Olympian1010 8,301]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Could you perhaps not implicate the administrator of our beloved forum in an international drugs smuggling ring?

No. 

Edited July 24, 2019 by Olympian1010